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    • Fabiano
      Fabiano last edited by

      Hello!

      I´m a great weather fan, and a great admirer of this project. Sorry if this has been discussed before, as I couldn´t find it on the search.

      I have been keeping track of storms in real life from my own balcony, while at the same time watchinf lWindy´s real time ightning strikes. (better than tv for sure).

      Really cool watching the strikes on the screen and the buzz they make, but what I´m seeing is that, sometimes, the real-life lightning in the general direction Windy , shows and its propagating sound wave will seem to really coincide with what I´m watching and hearing on real life; other times, most actually though, I find they differ a lot.

      I have even seen very strong lightning with almost immediate rolling thunder that was just not shown at all.

      So Is this inconsistency due to what´s available now in terms of lightning detection technology and internet data delays?

      This is not a criticism, I just want to learn more about this feature.

      Thanks,
      Fabiano - Italy

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      • BarboraSamkova
        BarboraSamkova last edited by

        @Fabiano Hi, thank you for your message. We are using data for lightning and thunderstorms on this link below:

        Lightning and thunderstorms in real life

        As you can see on the left side is time with delays. Barbora, Windy

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        • Fabiano
          Fabiano last edited by

          Thank you Barbora, I will try to check this other during the next thunderstorm and see if I notice better consistency!

          Happy weather,
          Fabiano

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            wmccrack @BarboraSamkova last edited by

            @BarboraSamkova Are the delays just the propagation time to your location due to the speed of sound or a detection time error? Or is it something else?

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            • BarboraSamkova
              BarboraSamkova last edited by

              Hi @wmccrack, the delays are time when the radar records all the processes. If you want more information please contact them directly.

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